11:58 a.m.: Emergency crews have cleared the scene of a fatal traffic accident that claimed the life of a 21-year-old Hanford woman early this morning.

The California Highway Patrol said the victim, 21-year-old Ariel Marie Gieseman, was driving east on Flint Avenue around 9:40 a.m. when she collided with the left rear axle of a milk tanker that was turning into the westbound lane.

Witnesses pulled the girl from her wrecked Nissan, but could not find a pulse. She was later pronounced dead at the scene.

The accident blocked traffic through Flint Avenue, about a half mile east of Seventh Avenue, for more than an hour until authorities could clear the scene.

Jerry Pierce, a CHP spokesman, said it is still too early to say who was at fault in the crash. Dense morning fog may have been responsible for at least three crashes reported this morning, all still under investigation by the Highway Patrol.

Cause of the Kings County Crash

Investigators said visibility on Flint Avenue around 9:35 a.m. was down to about 500 feet because of the fog. Gieseman would have had little time to react before the collision. The crash remains under active investigation.

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